cifri annual report 2007- 2008 - Central Institute of Brackishwater ...

and CIFRI along with two aquaculture ctitrcpreneurs
from Andhra Pradcsh, 3 Jayanti farrncrs frorn Clrissa
and 6 i'am~ers from West Bellgal presented thcir
findings. Hascd on the results of' the prosect;
rccomr~icndations towards developing strategies and
policies for dissemination of thc Jayanti rohu in India
were firr~~ulated.
Tho mccting of Research Advisory Committee of
Ccntral Inland Fishcrics lnstituto was convened
during 23-24"' April 2007. Ilr. M.V. Gupta, Ex-All(;.
IC'LARM (World FishCcntrc), C'hairn~:tn and othcr
members Dr. C.S. Singh Rctd. Ilcan, Fisheries, Dr.
K.K. Sinha, Professor Zoology, Ilcpt. of Zoology
f'atna University, Dr.S.Kaul:l)ircctor, Mitlistry ol'
Environrnctit And Forcsts, Dr. U.C. Gosu~atni.
Professor, Dcpartmcnt of Zoology, Gujvahati
University, wcrc prcscnt. 'l'hc nieeting was attended
by Heads US Divisions viz. Kivcriric. tst~~aril~e,
Reservoir, Wetlands, Fish health & En\lirorirntnt,
Fishcry Kcsource Assessn~ent and IIRD & 7'01' of
CIFRI. Apart frorn thcsc officcrs the scientists at
Barrackpore and fi-0111 outstations attcndcd this
iniportant mccting. All Heads of Divisions and a fcur
Principal Scientists prcscntcd thc progress made in
their respective divisions on various rcscnrch pro-iccts
and their achievenients before thc comrnittcc
mcmhcrs for tticir consider;ltion, suggestion rind
direction. Ncw projccts wcrc li-)rniulated with the
:rpproval of' RAC. The 11iain rccomr~icridatiotis 01' tl~e
KAC'n~eeting wcre:
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+ For overconling the Iacunac of traincd pcrsotlticl
on taxonomy, scrviccs of experts on fish tasononqt in
India should be taken f'or development of cxpurtisc in
this field.
+ The records of thc training progranimcs organized
by the Iristitutc should he n~aintainect and updatcd.
+ At the Divisional level a log fi-amc has to bc
prcparcd for f~iturc projection. I-hc11 project sliould
also Iiave log frame. Outcomes and outputs, short term
and long tcrni objectives tilust he carefully identifed.
+ All pro.iects pertaining to reservoirs and wctlands
Workshop on ICAK-World Fish Prqiect on Improved carp strains
sl~ould have strong socio-economic cotnponcnt so that
livelihood concerns of participating stakeholders is
addressed.